PRACTICE QUIZ

What is NOT used in science?

• Data evaluation

   

   

• Observation

• Personal beliefs

• Prediction

What is the smallest part of an element that can exist as that element?

 

• Atom

• Nucleus

   

• Electron

• Molecule

Which of the following are good safety procedures for a science lab?

• Wear gloves when using chemicals or solutions.

• . Eat a snack while working in the science lab.

• Use matches to light items that will burn.

• Wear goggles when working on an experiment.

A bird flew through the air over the ocean, dove into the water to catch a fish, and then flew back into the air. What two spheres of the biosphere did the bird interacted with?

• Hydrosphere and lithosphere

• Atmosphere and hydrosphere

   

• Atmosphere and lithosphere

• Lithosphere and water sphere

Energy for the water cycle comes from —

 

• sunlight

• the Earth's rotation

• people

• the moon

It is a hot, sunny day. There are no clouds in the sky. What part of the water cycle is most likely to happen?

• Condensation

   

• Evaporation

• Snow and ice

• Precipitation

It is a warm day, but the sky is filled with dark clouds. Which part of the water cycle will most likely happen?

• Precipitation

   

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Snow storm

The movement of water through its liquid, gas, and solid states throughout the world is called —

• the water cycle

   

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

The Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy states that —

 

• Matter and energy are not created but destroyed; they do not change form in any way.

• Matter and energy are neither created nor destroyed; they merely change from one form to another.

• Matter and energy are created and destroyed; they do not change form in any way.

• Matter and energy are created and destroyed; they also change from one form to another.

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas —

 

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• carbon monoxide